And at one glance it is evident a 35-year-old mother of three
who complains of a saggy stomach, caesarean scars and troubled skin
could not be that haughtily perfect creature draping herself over a
ladder in this underwear ad.

Jo Swinson MP, pictured here at the Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Awards in 2006, has hit out at airbrushing

Unless she had a little help from the airbrush, that is.

While Mrs Beckham and her bosses at Armani may be thrilled at
the results, one woman certainly won't be. Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson
criticised advertisers who airbrush women's bodies only a day earlier.

She wants such photographs banned in material aimed at
under-16s along with warnings to explain what has been altered in
images aimed at older audiences.

'She doesn't look real,' she said of the Armani ad. 'One suspects
work has been done in the photo suite. There is an obvious danger with
thinking this is an easily achievable and healthy body image.

'Would it really be the end of the world if there was a disclaimer saying what alterations had been made?'

Airbrush specialist Chris Bickmore said he believed Mrs
Beckham's skin had been smoothed, her face reshaped and her stomach and
legs slimmed down.

David Beckham revealed last week how his sons were left perplexed at his various appearances in the ads. He said: 'When they first saw them, they were like "Daddy, why are you in your underwear so everyone can see?"'

'They don't mind,' he told America's People magazine. 'If they were older they'd be embarrassed, maybe.'

The couple have now appeared in a series of the ads for the designer giant's lingerie range.

Mummy's little star: Victoria with youngest son Cruz on Saturday at an LA Galaxy friendly against Barcelona

Ambassadors: The first Armani ad featuring Victoria and David was released in January